ψευδάδελφος
pseudadelphos · false brother
Greek word · Strong’s number G5569 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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pseudadelphos (ψευδάδελφος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “false brother”.
Someone who passes himself off as a believer.
How to say it
pseu·da·del·phos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- One posing as a believer without being one.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 11:26
on journeys often, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own people, in dangers from the nations, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers;
- Galatians 2:4
And this was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in the Messiah Jesus, so that they might enslave us;